Acts 22:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 22:6-11

See the notes on Acts 9:3-7.Acts 22:6As I made my journey - As I was on my journey.About noon - Acts 26:13, “at mid-day.” This circumstance is omitted by Luke in his account in Acts 9:0: Paul mentions it as being the more remarkable since it occurred at mid-day, to show that he was not deluded by any meteoric or natural appearances, which usually occur at night.Acts 22:11The glory of that light - The splendor, the intense brilliancy of the light. See this and its effects explained in the notes... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 22:6-16

Acts 22:6-16. And as I made my journey, &c., about noon For all was done in the face of the sun; suddenly there shone a great light By whatever method God reveals himself to us, we shall have everlasting cause to remember it; especially when he has gone, in any remarkable manner, out of his common way, for this gracious purpose. If so, we should often dwell on the particular circumstance, and be ready, on every proper occasion, to recount these wonders of power and love for the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 22:1-29

Paul’s reply to the crowd (21:37-22:29)By his command of the situation, Paul showed much physical courage and mental alertness. One minute he was snatched from a violent death, the next he was able to address a mob of wildly excited Jews who were screaming for his blood. He spoke with such power that a rioting crowd of would-be murderers listened to him in silence (37-40).Paul wanted to show that he was a zealous Jew, called by God to serve him. He told of his Jewish upbringing and education,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 22:8

answered . Greek. apokrinomai . App-122 . Lord . App-98 . Jesus . App-98 . of Nazareth = the Nazarene. See Acts 2:22 . The Lord Himself uses the despised name. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 22:8

8. Jesus of Nazareth—the Nazarene. See on Acts 9:5. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 22:1-21

Paul’s speech in his defense 22:1-21The speeches in Acts so far have been mainly in the form of deliberative rhetoric, the purpose of which is to make people change their minds and lives in view of the future. In chapters 22-26, however, the speeches are forensic rhetoric, designed mainly for defensive and apologetic purposes. [Note: See ibid., pp. 660-61, for further discussion.] Paul needed to defend himself against the charge that he had been disloyal to his people, the Mosaic Law, and the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 22:6-9

Paul next related the events of his conversion and stressed the supernatural revelation God had given him. This revelation accounted for the radical change in his life. This account of Paul’s conversion harmonizes with the other two accounts of it that Luke (Acts 9:3-19) and Paul (Acts 26:12-18) gave us in Acts. On this occasion, as well as in chapter 26, Paul emphasized features that would have been especially significant to his audience. His listeners were Jewish in chapter 22 and Roman in... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 22:1-30

St. Paul’s Defence1-21. St Paul’s Speech to the People. St. Paul was accused of (1) hostility to the Jews, (2) contempt for the Jewish Law, and (3) the desecration of the Temple. He answers all these charges by showing, (1) that he was a Jew by birth, trained by Gamaliel, and so zealous for the Law, that he had been a persecutor of the Christian faith; (2) that his conversion to Christianity was the result of a direct divine revelation, made first at Damascus, and confirmed by a subsequent... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Acts 22:1-30

God Shaping Man's Course Acts 22:14 There is one word in this passage which is of supreme importance. It is the keyword of the passage, and all the meaning of the passage depends on it. It is an unusual word in the New Testament in the original, though we are familiar with the word by which it is translated. It looks a simple word, but it is very broad, and deep and full. 'Chosen 'is the word. If it meant only what we are accustomed to read in it, it would mean a great deal. Here was a man who... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Acts 22:1-30

CHAPTER 22 1. The Address of the Apostle (Acts 22:1-21 ). 2. The Answer from the Mob, and Paul’s Appeal to His Roman citizenship (Acts 22:22-30 ). What a scene it was! On the stairs, midway between the temple-court and the fortress, stood the Apostle in chains, his person showing the effects of the beating he had received. Around him were the well-armed Roman soldiers, and below the multitude, with up-turned faces, still wildly gesticulating and only becoming more silent when they heard the... read more

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